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CIPN August 2010 NEWSBLAST

Welcome CIPN Members! The CIPN NewsBlast is one way we try to keep members informed of recent injury prevention research, practices, and upcoming events. For more information visit: www.injurypreventionnetwork.org.

AUGUST AT A GLANCE

August 17, 2010
11:00 am to 12:30 pm
 Treatments at Unsignalized Pedestrian Crossings
To register, click here. 
 
August 19, 2010
10:00 am to 11:00 am
Getting Connected: California SRTS & TARC Programs
To register, click here.
  
August 25-28, 2010
Fort Worth, TX 
2010 Kidz In Motion Conference 
To register, click here.
 
August 30, 2010
10:00 am to 11:00 am
Promoting Walk to School Activities at Your School
To register, click here.
  
September 9, 2010
11:00 am to 12:30 pm
Intersection Geometry
To register, click here.
 
September 12-15, 2010
Buckhead/Atlanta, GA
11th International Conference on Shaken Baby/ Abusive Head Trauma
To register, click here. 
 
September 12-14, 2010
Chicago, Illinois
CityMatCH Conference: Celebrate Urban MCH Leadership
To register, click here.
 
September 12-15, 2010
San Diego, CA
15th International Conference on Violence, Abuse and Trauma
To register, click here.
 
September 19-25, 2010
Child Passenger Safety Week
For more information, click here.

KIDS' PLATES FUNDING ALERT

Kids' Plates Eight-month and Twenty-month Unintentional Injury Prevention Grant RFA
Funding Description: Eligible applicants can apply for either the eight-month grants (awarding 7-14 grants up to $40,000 each); or the twenty-month grants (awarding 5-10 grants up to $160,000 each). Grant funding may be requested to carry-out comprehensive child or adolescent-focused injury prevention programs. 
Letter of Intent Deadline: Monday, August 30, 2010
Application Deadline: Monday, September 13, 2010

CIPN TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES

CIPN WEBINAR- Aug. 19th, 10 am to 11 am
Getting Connected: CA SRTS and TARC Programs
Come and join the CIPN presentation on California's Safe Routes to School (SRTS) Program and the launching of California's new Technical Assistance Resource Center (TARC). Learn about SRTS' health impact, approaches to strengthening localized efforts, California's SRTS grant programs, and key resources provided through TARC. 
To register, click here.

CA SRTS WEBINAR- Aug. 30th, 10 am to 11 am
Promoting Walk to School Activities at Your School
In preparation for International Walk to School Day on Wednesday, October 6th, CA SRTS will provide an overview of Walk to School activities, discuss how to host a successful Walk to School Day event, and present available resources to get your event started.
To register, click here.

CIPN FUNDING ALERTS:

Ronald McDonald House Charities- Youth Health and Well-Being Grant
Funding Description: Programs must be national or global in reach. Successful proposals will directly improve the health and well-being of children, address a funding gap or critical opportunity, produce measurable results, and be sustainable.
Deadline: September 7, 2010 

National Children's Center for Rural and Agricultural Health and Safety (NCCRAHS) Special Project and Pilot Study Fund
Funding Description: The purpose of the mini-grants is to support small-scale projects and pilot studies that address prevention of childhood agricultural disease and injury.
Deadline: August 20, 2010

Community Tool Box: 2010 Out of the Box Prize Program
Funding Description: This program honor promising initiatives that improve community health and development worldwide.
Deadline: October 31, 2010

Build-A-Bear Workshop Bear Hugs Foundation
Funding Description: Champion Fur Kids Health and Wellness Grants directly support children in the areas of health and wellness such as child safety organizations and organizations that serve children with special needs.
Deadline: Rolling

RELATED JOURNALS, ARTICLES, AND ABSTRACTS

General Injury Prevention

• CDC: MMWR on Facebook and Twitter
• Home Safety Council Resource Center: Download Free Home Safety Education Materials (webpage)

• Kids Count Data Center: California 2010 Data Book Profile Sheets (PDF, 199KB)

Child Passenger Safety

• Effects of Upgraded Child Restraint Law Designed to Increase Booster Seat Use in New York (PDF, 998KB)  
• AAA Law Enforcement Child Passenger Safety Training Video
• National Safety Council: Free Backover Child Injuries Poster (English and Spanish) 
• National Safety Council: Free Inside Vehicle Injuries Poster (English and Spanish) 
• Pediatricians' Knowledge, Perceptions, and Behaviors Regarding Car Booster Seats (journal abstract)
• Effectiveness of Hands-On Education for Correct Child Restraint Use by Parents (journal abstract) 
• Kids and Cars: Today Show Segment on Whose to Blame for Kids' Deaths in Hot Cars? (video)  

Teen Driver Safety

• NOYS Under the Influence- Teen Driver (video PSA) 
• Shedding Light on the Nighttime Driving Risk: An Analysis of Fatal Crashes Under Dark Conditions in the U.S., 1999-2008 (PDF, 454 KB)

Pedestrian Safety

• The Effect of Light Rail Transit on Body Mass Index and Physical Activity (web article) 
• Getting Students Active Through Safe Routes to School: Policies and Action Steps for Education Policymakers and Professionals (PDF, 2.2 MB) 
• Implementing Safe Routes to School in Low-Income Schools and Communities: A Resource Guide for Volunteers and Professionals (PDF, 1.8 MB) 
• Involving Students with Disabilities in SRTS (PDF, 1.3MB)

Drowning Prevention

• Pool Safety Educational Video 
• National Drowning Prevention Alliance Launches New Website 
• Safe Kids Water Safety for Families with Children with Special Needs (video)

Poison Prevention

• FDA: Infant Overdose Risk With Liquid Vitamin D (PDF, 288KB) 
• FDA: Recall of Liquid Products for Children: What Consumers Need to Know (PDF, 280 KB)   
• Safe Kids Poison Prevention for Families with Children with Special Needs (video)

Unintentional Firearm Injury Prevention

• Should Gun Safety Be Taught in Schools? Perspectives of Teachers (journal abstract)

Consumer Product Safety Commission Recalls

• Baby Matters Recalls Nap Nanny Recliners Due to Entrapment, Suffocation and Fall Hazards- One Infant Death Reported (news release) 
• Campus Cruisers Recalls Bicycles Due to Front Fork Failure (news release) 
• Seattle Bike Supply Recalls Bicycles and Framesets Due to Fall Hazard (news release) 
• Pottery Barn Kids Recalls to Repair Drop-Side Cribs Due to Entrapment, Suffocation and Fall Hazards (news release) 
• CPSC Proposes New Rules for Full-Size and Non-Full-Size Cribs (news release) 
• Child's Death Prompts Recall to Repair Portable Playard Tent by Tots in Mind Due to Strangulation Hazard (news release) 
• Pacifiers Recalled by Antonio Flores Due to Choking Hazard (news release)